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much longer than the initial two hours of the arguments on saturday. that is our starting. point, a live view of the capital. give us calls. is the line for democrats. (202) 748-8001 is the line for republicans. if you are an independent, (202) 748-8002. be sure to tell us where you are texting from and your first name. is number i for that (202) 748-8003. a developing story in asia with indications in the u.s., the coronavirus. there are 56 confirmed deaths of the coronavirus across c...

you have attracted here to fiu and to miami. this is an intellectually stimulating way to start the new year on some of the most pressing issues facing us as a nation, and as a community. issues involving latin america and the caribbean are of obvious interest in getting our immigrant population in miami the very things that formed who we are today. >> immigration policy in this country is of great interest. but, also given the globalized world we live in, are matters involving transat...

today. we are just going to get some business out of the way with a raffle tickets and then we will get started with the program. we have folks going around handing out raffle tickets for people to ask questions. i will pull five numbers. if you hear your number, raise your hand in the air and you will come over here to elizabeth , she is raising and iowa for for warren iowa sign. here we go. ok, the first number, 66955 3.4 -- sorry. ray here, love it. i only had to read it once. secon...

[applause] everyone, and thank you for being here. thank you for supporting elizabeth warren and thank you for being here again to me congressman jim mcgovern. [applause] as you all know, we cannot achieve our goals of making elizabeth warren the first woman president without all of us working hard as we can in the final weeks to achieve a win. thank you again. [applause] i am representing district 17 here in concord. im in this fight 100% like you all. elizabeth has a great plan that ...

>> please take your seats, thank you. >> make no mistake, i am just going to relish the moment. thank you, lieutenant governor, mr. speaker, honorable legislators. my daughter, my granddaughter. my sister-in-law, my brother, everybody who is not watching the impeachment trial on c-span. my fellow new mexicans. this past year, i heard from many members about extending the mexico family. students sent letters. parents came to my office period i met with advocates and entrepreneurs as we ...

>> the committee will come to order. the accolades keep pouring in for my decision to continue on with this hearing. [laughter] in spite of the late hour last night. but we are here about important , issues. they are affecting our economy and workforce readiness. we will convene to discuss 5g workforce readiness and obstacles to broadband deployment in our country. i welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses and thank them for appearing today. we will hear from commissioner carr at ...

coverage on c-span, on-demand at c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. house did the white not release a weekly address on the president. brad schneider of illinois give the democratic address discussing the bipartisan congressional delegation to poland and israel. >> hi. this monday is international holocaust member and stay. memorializing the genocide of over 6 million jews and 1.5 million children. this ears observance holds special meaning. naziwitzs was the largest...

-- weathering of mayors, the largest of mayors -- gathering of mayors, the largest of anywhere. it will be an exciting week in washington, dc glad we are here when there is nothing else going on. basically have the media all to ourselves this week. we know we have got a job to do and that this is a great time for mayors to be in washington, dc. now more than ever washington and the country need to be reminded that it is still possible to look past party affiliation and work together an...

>> morning everyone. i want to welcome other folks that missed breakfast. so glad you are here. another exciting day planned for you. have you had a good time so far? have you learned something so far? have you met someone new? that is good. thank you for saying yes to all of those. it is really awkward to hear no. we had a great day yesterday. we had some compelling discussions and great rake out sessions, and hopefully a chance for you to get together with other mayors and introduce ...

senate impeachment trial on atpan2, on demand c-span.org/impeachment, and listen on the free c-span radio app. now, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg, a 2020 democratic presidential theidate addresses mayors annual meeting in washington, d.c. >> michael bloomberg was elected mayor after the events of september 11, 2001. the bloomberg administration raised high school graduation rates by 40%. reduce the carbon footprint by 20% and increased life expectancy by three years. his...